Kings & Empires
This king represented the gold head of the statue seen in a vision interpreted by Daniel.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
This prophet was taken to Babylon and interpreted dreams for kings.
Who is Daniel?
This foreign city became the primary place of Jewish exile.
What is Babylon?
This man rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem despite opposition.
Who is Nehemiah?
God promised through Jeremiah that exile would last this many years.
What is 70 years?
This empire conquered Babylon and later allowed the Jews to return home.
What is the Persian Empire?
This prophet read the Book of the Law for 6 hours on a pedestal.
Who is Ezra?
These three Jewish men survived a fiery furnace.
Who are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego?
This book records the return and rebuilding of the Temple.
What is Ezra?
This prophetic word describes God bringing His people back to their land after exile.
What is restoration?
This Persian king issued a decree allowing the Jews to rebuild the Temple.
Who is Cyrus the Great?
This prophet saw visions by the Kebar River while in exile.
Who is Ezekiel?
Esther approached this person uninvited, an act that could have cost her life.
Who is King Xerxes?
This leader led the first group of exiles back to Jerusalem.
Who is Zerubbabel?
What did God promise to do in response to the brining the whole tithe into the store house?
What is open the floodgates of heaven or pour out blessing?
This king ruled Babylon during the famous “writing on the wall” incident.
Who is Belshazzar?
This prophet prophesied the hands of Zerubbabel would complete the the temple rebuild.
Who is Zechariah?
This is Daniel's assigned name in Babylon.
What is Belteshazzar?
This Persian king supported Nehemiah’s mission to Jerusalem.
Who is Artaxerxes?
He was the enemy of the Jews whose plot to destroy them was overturned through Esther’s courage.
Who is Haman?
This empire deported the northern kingdom of Israel in 722 BC.
What is Assyria?
This prophet encouraged the rebuilding of the Temple after the 1st exiles returned.
Who is Haggai?
This annual Jewish festival celebrates the events recorded in the book of Esther.
What is Purim?
This year marks the completion of the Second Temple. (within 25 years +/-)
What is 516 BC?
This prophet had a vision of dry bones which symbolized Israel’s restoration.
Who is Ezekial?